beware: cauleric boat crew in boracay

**zero** · April 30th, 2004 11:24 AM

may bad experience ako in Boracay last wednesday.
the crew of the boat-for-hire headed by a certain Eric (Cauleric was the name of the boat) offered my group (we're 6 then) for an island tour/snorkling around boracay for P1400. after snorkling and surrendering to them the googles, they're charging us for snorkling fee (ok lang, nagbayad kami). after having lunch, eto na sila and claiming 8 daw ang googles nila at nawawalan sila ng isa. they want us to pay P2500 for the missing (daw) google. lintek, mahal pa ang google sa boat rental! we insisted that we wont pay for it because its not our fault. we called some authorities and the hotel manager of true house hotel (where we stayed) to help us deal with these people. we said that, why bring 8 googles when we're just a group of 6? we dont even know if they have 8 googles then. probably they were doing this kind of racket for a long time na.
good thing that the authorities and the hotel manager there, after hearing each other's statements, sided with us and gave the crew some sermon and warning. may history na pala itong mga ito before with some korean tourists, sabi ng mga vendors dun.

iwasan nyo na lang makipag-deal with this people baka ma-gimikan kayo ng mga ito. naka-station sila sa Dave' Place between ng Cocomangas at True Homes Hotel in Boracay.

**ssaloon** · April 30th, 2004 11:27 AM

pare, baka goggles? akala ko nagsearch sila sa net habang nasa bora kayo hehe

peace!

**Ungas** · April 30th, 2004 11:45 AM

Racket yan! Kaya nung nagrent kami ng goggles, binilang ko muna isa isa para malinaw kung ilan ang rented units. Natural na may snorkelling fee 60/head. One time payment maghapon na yun kung gusto nyo, kahit saang part ng island.

**zero** · April 30th, 2004 11:52 AM

Originally posted by ssaloon
pare, baka goggles? akala ko nagsearch sila sa net habang nasa bora kayo hehe

peace!

hahahaha!!! goggles nga pala, excited na kasi sa mag-internet kaya siguro google nailagay ko. at inulit-ulit ko pa yata sa kuwento ko, ngek!! umaalon pa ang utak ko kc.

eto ako ngayon, back to work ulit and back in tsikot.
pare, ok yung Jona's fruit shakes na ni-refer mo.

**ssaloon** · April 30th, 2004 12:09 PM

sureshot yan pare! ako pupunta palang bukas ng 6am

**Ungas** · April 30th, 2004 12:13 PM

Wala ka bang aftershock nung alon at bangka? :puyat: :suka:

**chieffy** · April 30th, 2004 12:15 PM

maraming loko na boat service talaga dyan...may cases pa noong late 80's na hinoholdap pa nila ang tourist kapag nakarating na sa isang island or liblib na lugar...

**Ungas** · April 30th, 2004 12:20 PM

Kaya karamihan ng boat agents at tour guides may respective IDs na issued ng DOT. Dapat hingan mo muna sila bago makipag areglo sa mga activities. Willing naman sila pakita yung ID na accredited.

**zero** · April 30th, 2004 12:52 PM

oo nga, may aftershock pa akong alon-alon.
may mga i.d. nga mga tao dun pero may manggagancho pa rin.

dinala nila kami sa puka beach at duon daw kame maglunch. masarap naman dun at ***y na maganda yung waitress (si Ruby).
badtrip lang, na pag-alaman ko na kuya pala ni Ruby si Eric (the boatman), kaya pala yun ang recommended site nung Eric to have lunch.